DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1985-86 New Jersey Nets
39–43 · #13 in the league · First Round
Season snapshotNJN
New Jersey Nets went 39–43 in the regular season, good for the #13 record in the league, and finished as first round.
League rank
#13
Net rating
-1.9
Home floor
Brendan Byrne Arena
Roster
15 players
Record
39–43
47.6% win rate
League rank
#13
Playoff team
Net rating
-1.9
SRS -1.4
Finish
First Round
Reached the First Round.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Williams | F-C | 52 | 82 | 82 | 15.9 | 12.0 | 1.6 |
| Mike Gminski | C | 42 | 81 | 78 | 16.5 | 8.2 | 1.6 |
| Otis Birdsong | G | 10 | 77 | 74 | 15.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
| Albert King | F-G | 55 | 73 | 69 | 14.3 | 5.0 | 2.5 |
| Michael Ray Richardson | G-F | — | 47 | 39 | 15.7 | 5.3 | 7.2 |
| Darwin Cook | G | — | 79 | 33 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 4.9 |
| Kelvin Ransey | G | — | 79 | 15 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 3.2 |
| Mike O'Koren | F-G | — | 67 | 11 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Mickey Johnson | F | — | 79 | 4 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 2.7 |
| Darryl Dawkins | C | — | 51 | 3 | 15.3 | 4.9 | 1.5 |
| Jeff Turner | F-C | — | 53 | 1 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 0.3 |
| Bobby Cattage | F | 45 | 29 | 1 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| Ray Williams | G | — | 5 | 0 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| Rod Higgins | F | — | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| Yvon Joseph | C | 40 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
105.0
ORtg
106.9
DRtg
103.3
Pace
-1.4
SRS
-2.0
MOV
53.6%
TS%
48.9%
eFG%
27.5
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Dave Wohl
head_coach
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First Round
Reached the First Round.
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Brendan Byrne Arena
11,777 average attendance
Then and now
New Jersey Nets
NJN · Now: Brooklyn Nets
15 players